To Be or Not To Be?

To be or not to be...
2011 Telephone Factory Art Show?

2011 Telephone Factory Art Show StatusRumors
buzzed about 2010 being the last year for the Telephone Factory Art
Show (TFAS) and it would appear that the rumor intends to hold true.
There've been a number of changes at the Telephone Factory Lofts and in
the lives of many of the founding artists who live(d) there, so we're calling for a show of hands
for interest from Hosts, Guest and Resident Artists who participated in
the 2010 Show. Wanna have another go at it in 2011? 'Twould be such a
shame for a much anticipated annual event to fade away.

2011 Telephone Factory Art Show SurveyAs has always been true, folks who participated in The Show in previous years get the first say in this matter because it is your Show. Please take our survey
to let us know your level of interest in creating a 2011 Show. Please
respond by September 16, 2011. If the majority of responses are
positive, we'll form a 2011 TFAS Committee and charge ahead with
planning from there. If the majority of responses are negative or
unsure, well...sadly, that'll be the end of one of the Atlanta's longest
running art events. Please email thetelephonefactoryartshow@gmail.com with your thoughts about continuing this show. We are especially interested in hearing from residents who would be hosting artists.

The ancients believed inanimate objects such as pottery had a soul. I
can understand why they thought this. It comes from the ground, where
life sustaining plants grow, and just like people; with direction it
can be molded. Also like people and plants it has mind of its own and
sometimes rejects the direction in which we lead it. Often the
resulting pot is better than what we intended at the start. This is why
I love working in clay and why my style is not highly refined or rigid.
I gently guide the clay and the glaze but rejoice in letting them
become what they will by the other forces they encounter. Just like
planting a seed in the garden, even when I have specific plans for it
I’m never exactly certain what it will be until it is fully developed.
I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.